Ethan slept all by himself in his pack n play last night. I thought I would give it a try since he is feeling much better now, and he did great. He didn’t sleep quite as well as he does in the bed with me, but he did well enough. I enjoy spending time with him and don’t mind cuddling, but we don’t want to get him in the habit of sleeping in our bed if he can sleep fine in his pack n play. Once he’s off the apnea monitor and sleeping longer through the night, we’ll move him to his real crib in his room.

He had a followup appointment with his pulmonologist yesterday, and that went really well. He said Ethan’s lungs sounded beautiful and was way too healthy to have any more visits to that clinic. This doctor only sees babies and kids with lung issues, and as much as we like the doctor, we’re glad that we don’t have to see him anymore. He said we can cut back on Ethan’s xopenex treatments, so that means no more middle of the night nebulizer treatments. He told me to give Ethan a xopenex treatment only if he sounded like he was getting congested. And he said we only have to continue the pulmicort for another month while Ethan’s lungs heal from the pneumonia. That is very good news because he is starting to really dislike the breathing treatments. He pulls the mask off his face or wiggles until it is out of place. Then he’ll pull the airhose out or he will lick the mask, which is really odd…

I also added a few family pictures to the photo album. The link to the photo album is on the side menu of the blog.